Twelve goals in the opening 13 games of the season rather summed up Boro’s woeful start to the campaign and was the primary reason as to why they were languishing towards the bottom end of the Championship table - that’s despite starting as favourites to win promotion.

And new boss Mogga felt unpredictable powerhouse Ishmael Miller would add some much-needed firepower to his side.

Miller was no stranger to Mowbray with the pair having worked together at West Brom.

He’d taken him on loan to the Hawthorns from Manchester City and was suitably impressed, forking out £1.4m to make that move permanent.

But the 6ft3” striker hadn’t kicked on, only managing to score 14 goals in 63 appearances for the Baggies, and his career hit the brakes when he suffered a cruciate injury and missed 14 months of action.

He was fit and raring to go now and with West Brom keen for Miller to benefit from game-time elsewhere on loan, Boro were ready to pounce.

But it wasn’t straightforward. With Miller reportedly ready to move to Leicester City, Boro made an 11th hour move in the hope of tempting the 23-year-old to Teesside.

Goals weren’t expected to be a problem for Boro at the start of the season. That said, they weren’t expected to be in the mire at the bottom end of the table, but they were.

Kris Boyd and Scott McDonald had struggled to adapt to the pace and physical nature of the English game after arriving boasting incredible goalscoring records in Scotland.

That proved to mean very little as they failed to provide any real threat for Boro.

“We don’t seem to be able to score goals at the moment,” said Mowbray on this day in 2010.

“Obviously it’s something we must deal with.

“But when you look at the players we have got here, Kris Boyd and Scott McDonald are two of the most prolific scorers of all time in Scotland.

“So we know we have something to work with. It’s all about looking at the team as a whole and getting the balance right.

“It’s all about the chemistry of the side.”

Mowbray would have to get his side scoring without Ishmael Miller. Despite the interest, the striker ended up staying with West Brom until the January, when he signed on loan for QPR.

Mogga would eventually get his man, though, signing the striker on loan a couple of years later.